Top Ten Cedar Point Rides
I've gone to Cedar Point every year for the most part since middle school. Every 2-3 years they add a new ride which is usually sweet. Since I'm going again in a few weeks, I decided to list my 10 favorite rides. This is based on the following criteria - funness, scary factor and line wait. Rankings are 0-10, 10 is the best, 0 the worst.
Honorable Mention:
Sky Ride
Scare Factor - 10 - The only real thing I'm afraid of dying on. Your being held up by a clothes hanger.
Line Wait - 7 - Longer than it really should be. Kind of like a rail-less esculator if there was a 5 minute wait.
Funness - 0 - Really more of a means of transportation than a ride.
10.
Wicked Twister
Scare Factor - 3 - The thing shakes when you go to the top, kinda freaky/cool.
Funness - 2 - You go fast, it's not over that quickly. It's fun to hang and get that weightless feeling.
Line Wait - 0 - God awful, not incredibly worth the wait.
9.
Sky Hawk
Line Wait - 6 - Very short ride makes up for the fact that this line crawls.
Scare Factor - 4 - Something unsettling about being up there for a long time being held in by a bar.
Funness - 1 - Well its basically a larger version of the pirate ship or a swing, but you go quite high. Just over too quickly.
8.
Max Air
Scare Factor - 8 - You are held in by nothing but the ride itself, no seatbelt. Well lets just say I've seen enough machines fail in my lifetime.
Funness - 3 - Quite alot of fun actually when you look down all the way up in the air and see nothing but the sun.
Line Wait - 3 - Such an awful wait for something that takes 40 people at once. It's not that long either.
7.
Gemini
Line Wait - 10 - Two cars, not that popular, it's the best line for what you get.
Funness - 4 - Closest thing there is to an interactive rollercoaster. It's fun beating the blue car.
Scare Factor - 2 - Not much, there are some places where you stick out your hands and it looks close. Plus it's wood/kindling holding you there.
6.
Power tower
Scare Factor - 9 - There is always a delay before the thing rockets off. That delay (especially going down) makes me scerrrred. Plus I'm pretty sure this ride killed someone.
Line Wait - 8 - Pretty fast line due to the 4 rides going at once. Plus going up is much shorter.
Funness - 5 - Going down is awesome, going up is a joy too. But for each it's over very quickly.
5.
Raptor
Funness - 6 - Pretty fast, many loops, you can swing your feet. You get to see a great deal of the park since you spin in every direction.
Line Wait - 5 - Not great, not good, but being at the front of the park...I get it.
Scare Factor - 1 - If you can get over the feet dangly thing and the first hill, you won't have any problems.
4.
Magnum
Line Wait - 9 - Once upon a time it was bad, these days it's a walk on.
Funness - 8 - I've been on this ride so much it's lost some of it's flavor. The first drop is rocking though.
Scare Factor - 3 You have a slow rickedy drag to the top. Not easy, but once it's over then it's all fun.
3.
Maverick
Funness - 7 - One of the smoothest rollercoasters.
Line Wait - 4 - I've only been on this twice. But since it's the newest and greatest, it's not great.
Scare Factor - 0 - The newest rollercoaster that barely goes a foot above ground and even stops in the middle. No reason to fear.
2.
Top Thrill Dragster
Funness - 10 - The most fun you can have in 30 seconds. Well almost...
Scare Factor - 7 - I would pretty much wet myself if it wasn't over faster than I can say giggity.
Line Wait - 1 - Everyone flocks here and it doesn't take too many people at once.
1.
Millenium Force
Funness - 9 - Tallest drop other than top thrill. It's a fantastic two minute ride, probably the closest thing to thrill seeking you can get at the park with the exception of the bungee jump.
Scare Factor - 6 - The ride to the top isn't as bad as magnum, but after a point you realize you are much higher than it too.
Line Wait - 2 - Hoo boy does this take forever. Especially stuck behind two 13 year old girls that won't stop talking. Suicide for realz.
I've gone to Cedar Point every year for the most part since middle school. Every 2-3 years they add a new ride which is usually sweet. Since I'm going again in a few weeks, I decided to list my 10 favorite rides. This is based on the following criteria - funness, scary factor and line wait. Rankings are 0-10, 10 is the best, 0 the worst.
Honorable Mention:
Sky Ride
Scare Factor - 10 - The only real thing I'm afraid of dying on. Your being held up by a clothes hanger.
Line Wait - 7 - Longer than it really should be. Kind of like a rail-less esculator if there was a 5 minute wait.
Funness - 0 - Really more of a means of transportation than a ride.
10.
Wicked Twister
Scare Factor - 3 - The thing shakes when you go to the top, kinda freaky/cool.
Funness - 2 - You go fast, it's not over that quickly. It's fun to hang and get that weightless feeling.
Line Wait - 0 - God awful, not incredibly worth the wait.
9.
Sky Hawk
Line Wait - 6 - Very short ride makes up for the fact that this line crawls.
Scare Factor - 4 - Something unsettling about being up there for a long time being held in by a bar.
Funness - 1 - Well its basically a larger version of the pirate ship or a swing, but you go quite high. Just over too quickly.
8.
Max Air
Scare Factor - 8 - You are held in by nothing but the ride itself, no seatbelt. Well lets just say I've seen enough machines fail in my lifetime.
Funness - 3 - Quite alot of fun actually when you look down all the way up in the air and see nothing but the sun.
Line Wait - 3 - Such an awful wait for something that takes 40 people at once. It's not that long either.
7.
Gemini
Line Wait - 10 - Two cars, not that popular, it's the best line for what you get.
Funness - 4 - Closest thing there is to an interactive rollercoaster. It's fun beating the blue car.
Scare Factor - 2 - Not much, there are some places where you stick out your hands and it looks close. Plus it's wood/kindling holding you there.
6.
Power tower
Scare Factor - 9 - There is always a delay before the thing rockets off. That delay (especially going down) makes me scerrrred. Plus I'm pretty sure this ride killed someone.
Line Wait - 8 - Pretty fast line due to the 4 rides going at once. Plus going up is much shorter.
Funness - 5 - Going down is awesome, going up is a joy too. But for each it's over very quickly.
5.
Raptor
Funness - 6 - Pretty fast, many loops, you can swing your feet. You get to see a great deal of the park since you spin in every direction.
Line Wait - 5 - Not great, not good, but being at the front of the park...I get it.
Scare Factor - 1 - If you can get over the feet dangly thing and the first hill, you won't have any problems.
4.
Magnum
Line Wait - 9 - Once upon a time it was bad, these days it's a walk on.
Funness - 8 - I've been on this ride so much it's lost some of it's flavor. The first drop is rocking though.
Scare Factor - 3 You have a slow rickedy drag to the top. Not easy, but once it's over then it's all fun.
3.
Maverick
Funness - 7 - One of the smoothest rollercoasters.
Line Wait - 4 - I've only been on this twice. But since it's the newest and greatest, it's not great.
Scare Factor - 0 - The newest rollercoaster that barely goes a foot above ground and even stops in the middle. No reason to fear.
2.
Top Thrill Dragster
Funness - 10 - The most fun you can have in 30 seconds. Well almost...
Scare Factor - 7 - I would pretty much wet myself if it wasn't over faster than I can say giggity.
Line Wait - 1 - Everyone flocks here and it doesn't take too many people at once.
1.
Millenium Force
Funness - 9 - Tallest drop other than top thrill. It's a fantastic two minute ride, probably the closest thing to thrill seeking you can get at the park with the exception of the bungee jump.
Scare Factor - 6 - The ride to the top isn't as bad as magnum, but after a point you realize you are much higher than it too.
Line Wait - 2 - Hoo boy does this take forever. Especially stuck behind two 13 year old girls that won't stop talking. Suicide for realz.
Top Thrill Dragster is definitely my #1...it's the shit!! :-)
ReplyDelete~Alina
I will never go on the ride... EVER! Looks so scary!!! :(
ReplyDeleteIt is ridiculously fun, but that line wait:ride length ratio is so crappy.
ReplyDeleteCheck this one out (Mr. Freeze), it's from Six Flags St. Louis. Not as high as Top Thrill, but you do go backwards.
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